Potential impacts of EPR in Norway: New study published
Scenarios for different Extended Producer Responsibility options has been explored in a report in Wasted Textiles.
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When gender comes into play
Two portraits from the Local Wisdom project. Photo credits: Kerry Dean and Paige Green. The second article from CHANGE with gender as a main focus has been published, authored by Kate Fletcher: Gender, Fashion, Sustainability…
Defibering the future
The Wasted Textiles project took the trip to Norsk Tekstilgjenvinning in Sandefjord, and were privy to an introduction to one of the few recycling projects that can actually have something to offer, as the founder…
Telling it like it is: Lambasting consumer-facing Higg-based label
In a newly published article from Consumption Research Norway SIFO at Oslo Metropolitan University, Who Can Stop the Greenwashing, penned by Ingrid Haugsrud and Ingun Grimstad Klepp, the authors literally lambaste how the Sustainable Apparel…
New papers accepted in international journals
Two new papers have been accepted by international journals relating to the WOOLUME project, one on the biodegradation of wool fibers and one on the acoustic properties. The very latest is on the acoustic properties…
Amazing international win!
Time to celebrate! Traditional costumes, the craftmanship and social practice from Norway, and summer farming (seter and fäbod) in both Norway and Sweden are now on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list! This gives an unexpected…
Post growth (?) fashion webinars
Dec. 13th 2024 15-16 CET (3-4 pm) and Jan. 16th 2025 15-16 CET (3-4 pm)
New article published in the WOOLUME project
Big congrats in order! WOOLUME recently got some more good news: ‘We are pleased to inform you that “Thermoregulation and Soil Moisture Management in Strawberry Cultivation Mulched with Sheep Wool” by Jan Broda, Andrzej Gawlowski,…
Goodwill Label Stories
Author: Lynda Grose, designer, author, educatorProfessor Fashion Design and Critical Studies, California College of the Arts Aim of study Goodwill Label Stories is based on the premise that everyday people may be willing to publicly indicate…
Thematic session at PLATE 2025
Join us for a thematic session at PLATE conference in Denmark (July 2025). 2025 is the last year for the CHANGE project and one of the closing activities is a thematic session at the Product…
The Good Wool Collective’s first webinar
A new initiative from Sweden has surfaced, The Good Wool Collective, started by Lisa Bergstrand. As part of their inaugural webinar, Australian Wool Innovation’s Angus Ireland and I gave talks. The theme was the shortcomings…
New PhD makes a splash: The function of the laundry and the limitation in self-reported data
Chalmers University In the heart of Gothenburg hosted the defense for Erik Klint on September 6th. Klint’s PhD, consisting of 5 published articles and some additional published material, was discussed with professional curiosity and benevolence,…